Cyclone fani west bengal News
The most powerful tropical storm to hit India in 20 years, Cyclone Fani pummeled through coastal Odisha with wind speeds of over 200 kmph on Friday. It made landfall in Bengal post-midnight hours on Saturday.
The cyclone made landfall near Puri at around 8 am on Friday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who reviewed the situation, said Puri district suffered huge damage.
Cyclone Fani's landfall is likely to start between 8 am and 10 am and continue up to 12 noon.
According to the Meteorological Department, cyclone Fani lay centred over the west-central Bay of Bengal about 570 km south-southwest of Odisha's Puri.
It is feared that Cyclone Foni would also damage roads, train lines and crop fields in the state.
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